Environmental Trends 2007

Species Conservation

Species on the British Columbia Red List

How Conservation Status is Ranked in British Columbia

There are more plants than animals on the B.C. red list (2007)

Group of Species
Total Number of Species in B.C.
Number of Species on Red List
Vascular plants
2,346
322
Birds
371
43
Butterflies
213
22
Molluscs (non-marine)
140
22
Mammals, terrestrial
120
23
Fish, freshwater
90
33
Dragonfiles & damselflies
86
8
Mammals, marine
26
5
Amphibians
20
5
Reptiles & turtles
17
7
Source: B.C. Conservation Data Centre 2007

  • Photo credit: Lynne Bonner
    The proportion of species on the B.C. red list in each of the groups listed above ranges from about 10 per cent to over 40 per cent of the total species in that group.

  • There are more red-listed plants than red-listed animals, but the proportion of plant (under 14 per cent) is not as great as it is for some groups of animals. Groups with the greatest proportion of red-listed species are freshwater fish (37 per cent), and reptiles and turtles (41 per cent).

For detailed information, including graph data, see In-Depth Report [pdf].

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